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9.
PROPOSALS MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE 2004 CONSULTATION
THAT WILL NOT BE PURSUED AT THIS STAGE
9.1 Many of the proposals made in response to the 2004
consultation will be incorporated into the strategy
described in this document as it is taken forward. Most
suggestions for additions to the identified drivers of
change in paragraph 3.1 have been incorporated into that
list. Comments on the concept of a national coastline park
and a marine national park were taken into account and
helped to shape Scottish Ministers' decision to ask
SNH to undertake work towards the
designation of Scotland's first coastal and marine national
park.
9.2 The vision (at paragraph 3.13) has been amended to
reflect the framework of sustainable development in which
the marine and coastal strategy sits. Scottish Ministers
have decided not to incorporate into the vision some
detailed points made in the response to the consultation
(for example, to refer to the "maritime" environment; to
include reference to attractiveness and cultural heritage;
and to refer to the role of voluntary management groups).
Those concepts are embedded into the strategy but Ministers
want to keep the overarching vision as simple as
possible.
9.3 Most of the suggested additions to the outputs and
outcomes summarised in the consultation paper have been
incorporated into the strategy. The suggested inclusion of
a review of shipping routes to protect Marine Environment
High Risk Areas (
MEHRAs) has not been incorporated
because this is a reserved matter already under
consideration by the
UK Government.
9.4 The suggested creation of a Marine Agency to provide
for better co-ordination of coastal and marine management
has not been incorporated into the strategy at this stage.
Scottish Ministers wish to keep options open on that as
objectives, outputs, outcomes and other delivery mechanisms
are worked up by the proposed stakeholder group to be
chaired by the Minister for Environment and Rural
Development.
9.5 Scottish Ministers have decided that as the 2004
consultation did not indicate a general difficulty with the
development consents regimes listed at paragraph 1.4 above,
no changes should be made to those regimes at this stage.
Part
II of the Food and Environment
Protection Act 1985 will, however, be reviewed and if
necessary amended to conform to the requirements of the
Water Framework Directive in respect of coastal building
and engineering works.
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
AUGUST 2005
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